Rose Antonia Maria Valland was born on November 1st 1898, in Saint Etienne de Saint Geoirs, which is located in the southeastern corner of France in the Rhone Alps. She was born and raised in a very humble family, being the daughter of François Paul Valland, a blacksmith, and Maria Rosa Viardin, his wife.
She received a scholarship and graduated from an academic teaching school in 1918 at the age of 20. Her dream was to someday become an art teacher. Her graduation was at the time when World War I was coming to a conclusion. Rose attended her studies at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon. She was one of the most intelligent students of her class and even in her school. She then, graduated from the School of Fine Arts in 1922. Later, she studied two more years at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts. Then graduated from that school in 1925 to become a high school art teacher. She then once again began studying art history at the École du Louvre and the University of Paris, where she graduated in 1931. After, she began her graduate studies at the prestigious College de France.
In 1932 she became a volunteer curator at the Jeu de Paume Museum. She had hoped that her education would pay off to later become a full time paid worker at the Louvre. Rose voyaged to Germany in the 1920's and 1930's to expand on her knowledge of art. This trip was beneficial because she learned to speak, read, and understand German.
Her love and passion for art encouraged her to go above and beyond to protect any type of artwork from across the globe. These many years of education, hard work, and determination, will later lead Rose to her success of rescuing priceless treasures.
She received a scholarship and graduated from an academic teaching school in 1918 at the age of 20. Her dream was to someday become an art teacher. Her graduation was at the time when World War I was coming to a conclusion. Rose attended her studies at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon. She was one of the most intelligent students of her class and even in her school. She then, graduated from the School of Fine Arts in 1922. Later, she studied two more years at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts. Then graduated from that school in 1925 to become a high school art teacher. She then once again began studying art history at the École du Louvre and the University of Paris, where she graduated in 1931. After, she began her graduate studies at the prestigious College de France.
In 1932 she became a volunteer curator at the Jeu de Paume Museum. She had hoped that her education would pay off to later become a full time paid worker at the Louvre. Rose voyaged to Germany in the 1920's and 1930's to expand on her knowledge of art. This trip was beneficial because she learned to speak, read, and understand German.
Her love and passion for art encouraged her to go above and beyond to protect any type of artwork from across the globe. These many years of education, hard work, and determination, will later lead Rose to her success of rescuing priceless treasures.
Rose's college professor Gabriel Millet, who is sitting in the middle, with his students at the École des Hautes Études in Paris. Standing left to right, are her classmates Ivan Radenkovic, Celina Osieczkowska, I.D Stefanescu, Vénétia Cottas, Rose Valland, and André Xyngopoulos, and sitting left to right, are Alexandra Tomiline-Larionov, Juliette Renaud, Gabriel Millet, Sirarpie Der Nersessian, and an unidentified woman.